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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Biquet's response to his mother's concern for him as expressed in her letter?
(a) He is totally unphased.
(b) He is worried.
(c) He immediately writes back to console her.
(d) He is amused.

2. When the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Telling anecdotes.

3. Why can Eudore's five friends not make it to their real destination?
(a) It has been leveled by artillery.
(b) It is a war-zone.
(c) The road washed out.
(d) It turned into an army depot.

4. Why do the other men try to coax Volpatte into sharing his story?
(a) They know he should not hold his anger in.
(b) They are curious about the brigade headquarters.
(c) They want to know what he's hiding.
(d) They are eager for any story from outside the trenches.

5. What is Labri?
(a) A thieving racoon.
(b) A sheep dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chapter 2 opens, how long has the war been going on?

2. Why are the gentlemen of the depot jealous of Bourin the Parisian?

3. What is Volpatte's condition when he is found?

4. What does the arrival of the Moroccan Division mean to the men of Cpl. Bertrand's squad?

5. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?

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